Invasion Preparations Rise Across Fronts As War Intensifies
Western Newspaper Union reports Allied forces tightening cleanup in Hollandia as Nazi defenses weaken under heavy aerial assaults. Russians mobilize for an eastern drive while Axis hold remains along the Dniester front. Massive bombardments threaten German rail hubs and war industries in western Europe amid invasion expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Hollandia
WFA
Nazi Europe
U. S
Poland
Romania
Dniester
Western
Europe
Hog and corn policy shifts noted in wartime Pacific
The report outlines U S actions to buy corn in 125 Midwestern counties and set a minimum price, with hog price ceilings cut to discourage finishing. It also details dairy subsidy plans for 11 months and the broader aim to conserve grains for fall and winter use amid war demands. Meanwhile Allied advances in New Guinea near Hollandia boost air and naval control, moving General MacArthur closer to returning to the Philippines as Dutch and Allied forces threaten supply lines and bolster the Bengal Assam corridor efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Peoria
Ing
Joseph Stilwell
Allel
China
Burma
U. S
Hollandia
New Guinea
Solomons
MacArthur
Philippines
Butter stock flood to supply May with price points
The OPA reports 35,000,000 pounds of country butter available to Elyllan at set point prices in May plus 112,000,000 pounds of creamery butter at 12 points. Additional milk products and improved ice cream output are planned for May and June, with manufacturers allowed to raise output to 75 percent of prior figures and to boost butterfat mix by 1 to 8 percent. Point reductions are also slated for flank beef steak, lamb and mutton, pork varieties, veal, dried beef, potted and dried meats, and sausages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyillan
OPA
Floods Halt Field Work Across Regions
Floods and heavy rain slow field work and rail shipments across the country. In the middle west farm activity lags with oats sowing behind in Iowa and Illinois likely diverting to corn and soybeans. Southern plains need sun for winter wheat while the southeast fears crop loss for potatoes. Produce bound for northern markets is stalled along the Mississippi basin and concerns rise about crop diversion to black market trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Iowa
Great Plains
Mississippi River
Surplus Goods Disposal Plan Outlined by Agencies
Government sale of surplus war materials runs at 12 million dollars monthly as five agencies and 12 business experts map future disposal. War Food Administration to handle food. Treasury buyers textiles. RFC land and factories. Maritime Commission ships. War Department munitions. Advisors will guide distribution while each agency sets its own sale policy via negotiation auction or advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Food Administration
Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Maritime Commission
War Department
Knox Dies After Naval Service and Baseball Star Mullane
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox dies in Washington at 70 after a career spanning the 1640s naval force expansion and wartime service with the 63rd artillery. The note recalls Knox as a newspaper publisher and 1998 Republican vice presidential candidate. Tony Mullane, a veteran baseball pitcher, dies in Chicago aged 85, formerly with the St Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds, claimed ambidextrous throwing.
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Knox
Frank Knox
Washington
D. C
63Rd Artillery
Tony Mullane
Chicago
St. Louis Browns
Cincinnati Reds
St. Paul
Duck Population Rises With Mallards Dominant In 1943 Counts
U S fish and wildlife statistics show about 125 million ducks in total with mallards totaling 38 to 40 million and pintails 20 million bluebills 15 million. Increases noted for red-heads coots and mudhens while woodcocks and jack snipe may face season closures next fall. Industry leaders say oil supplies are secure but stress discovery and conservation policies to avoid wastage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick C. Lincoln
Migratory Birds Investigation
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Lincoln
U. S
Edward G. Seubert
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Ralph W. Gallagher
New Jersey
Legal Battle Over Ward's Plant Seizure
Government seized Montgomery Ward and its Chicago plant after Sewell Avery refused a War Labor Board order to extend a contract with CIO Local 20. Ward's president Avery, 69, was carried from the plant by U S troops as operations shifted under Wayne Chatfield Taylor. A court fight loomed as Ward officials largely opposed the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Montgomery Ward and Company
Chicago
War Labor Board
CIO
Sewell Avery
WLE
Ward
W. C. Taylor
Wayne Chatfield Taylor
Avery
Civilian Goods Production Debate Surges
Congressional leaders push to raise civilian goods output amid material surpluses and canceled war contracts. War Production Czar Donald Nelson urges immediate and sustained military output to meet anticipated Western European needs, while Undersecretary Robert Patterson warns against shifting to consumer goods, fearing false optimism and wartime plant layoffs.
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Donald Welson
Western
Europe
Robert Patterson
Quebec Legislature Votes Against Overseas Draft
The Quebec provincial legislature, by 65 to 4, condemned overseas conscription. René Chalout urged that fighting forces be supplied by the U S Britain China and Russia, arguing Canada risks invasion no longer justifying conscription. The vote followed the defense minister's statement that draftees could be sent overseas with proper government measures.
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Rene Chalout
U. S
Britain
China
Russia
Quebec
Chalout
Canada
Iron ration meals for troops in India described
In India American and British forces will eat a new emergency meal packed in large cans, eight men per can for one day. The menu includes corned mutton, "gitamized" crackers, tea, jam, chocolate, chewing gum, salt, sugar, grapefruit juice for Americans, lemonade powder for British, plus cigarettes.
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India
Swine program aims to save feed through efficiency
Washington reports on a government led swine feeding plan shaped by industry. Clifford D. Carpenter, dollar a year official, promotes four principles for efficient hog production: better breeding, feed conservation, disease control, and improved management. The plan seeks 200 to 240 pound finish, reduced grain use, and expansion of pasture use, with nationwide education and cooperation between industry and government.
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WNU Service
Union Trust
Washington, D. C
London
Department of Agriculture
Clifford D. Carpenter
Food Production Administration
War Food Administration
Chicago
Uncle Sam
Pigeon drops aid to stranded airmen in metal parachute box
Brief notes describe a trained pigeon released from a waterproof container attached to a parachute to carry messages from stranded Royal Canadian Air Force airmen. The U.S. Army plans for 75,000 to 100,000 monthly recruits to sustain peak force of 7.7 million, while the Navy expects 400,000 more by September 1 to reach 9.5 million combined services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RCAF
Canadian Information Bulletin
Eekly Edstop
Ottawa
U. S. Army
War Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Goagt Guard
Blocked Army Promotions and Capitol Hill War Plots
A wartime clash over permanent promotions for generals Patton and Somervell unfolds as Senate leaders and army lobbyists maneuver behind closed doors. Grilling of draft director Hershey and McNutt follows a failed labor draft bill, while the Truman committee probes the Breakers hotel hospital plan and Army evacuation delays. Capital chatter notes Wedemeyer’s idle posting in India amid Lincoln reads.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Somervell
Patton
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Pershing
Francis E. Warren
Military Affairs Committee
Army
Capitol Hill
Bob Reynolds
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Warren Austin
Vermont
General Wainwright
Japan
Kersbey
Lewis B. Hershey
Paul McNutt
House Military Affairs Committee
Hershey-McNutt
Andrew J. May
Kentucky
Walter G. Andrews
New York
Ranking Committee
Republican
Ewing Thomason
Texas
John M. Costello
California
Leslie Arends
Illinois
Forest Harness
Indiana
Thomason
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Western Newspaper Union
Italy
Vesuvius
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Bengal-Assam
Atu
Overseas Service
Digest
C. D. Carpenter
Cooperative Business Men of Agriculture
Baukhage
America
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
NACA
Langley Field
Moffett Field
Calif
Cleveland
Ohio
National Women's Advisory Committee
The
War Manpower Commission
Armed Services
Bankhage
Breakers
Palm Beach
Biddle
Truman Committee
Breakers Hotel
Norman Littell
Littell
Porida
A. C. Wedemeyer
Louis Mountbatten
New Delhi
Sandburg
Wedemeyer
Germany
Yodel
Esthonia
Christopher Columbus
Megon
Onecome Plata
Bfgoodrich
Cyan Rubeer
Wile
Mars
Heneaiat
Druggists
Enuute
U.S. Navy
Dresa Blues
Slate
Gwa City
Lowa
Sala Ab
Gregory Atoras
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